Enyne diketones as substrate in asymmetric Nazarov cyclization for construction of chiral allene cyclopentenones

Abstract

Developing classes of substrates for the Nazarov reaction is an important endeavour for synthetic chemistry. Here, the authors report how enyne diketones undergo rhodium-catalyzed metal-organo relay catalysis for the enantioselective construction of chiral allene cyclopentenones via Nazarov cyclisation in good yields and enantioselectivities.